Artificial bait.



M. A. BURTHB. ARTIFICIAL BAIT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1909.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

WITNESSI'S BY am ATTORNEYS AFELTIFICIAL BAIT.

specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 14, 1909. Serial 562514 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ll/lARIE ANDRE BURTHE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of University, in the county of Albeniarle and t 'tute of Virginia, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial limits, of which the following is specium um.

I invention an improvement in artilicinl baits, and consists in certain novel con struction and con'lbinution of parts hereinu'l'ter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide it bait, designed to resemble a small animal, such u frog, cricket or grasshopper, and so constructed that the resistunce of the bait u it is dru W11 through the water by the line, will cause u movement of portions of the me henisin, resembling the movements of the members of-the annual which the bait Y *cprcsents.

lieiferring'to the drawings hereof, igure 1 is a plan view of the bait, showing the invention in dotted lines. Fig. u plan view of the device, the extended position indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is :1 side elevation, ind Fig. I} is a broken per-- forming a part spective ofthe shunk of the hook, showing more clearly its lugs l? embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings comprises a hook consisting of u hook proper l, and a shank 2, the hook bein provided with the usu ul barb 3, and th shank With the usual eye 4%.

n The shank of the hook,

near its junction 1 thohook proper, is provided with oppositely extending lugs 5. The lugs may be l with the shank; or 3. plate 7, may

integra be soldered to the shank, and extend on each side thereof to form the lugs, the plate being arched to receive the shank as at 8.

A frame slidubly mounted on the shank between the eye it and the lugs, the frame comp; 'ng' it yoke, whose body portion 9 provided with an. opening 10 through which extends .zho shank, and arms ll. which extend parallel with the shank.

The yoke is of flat material substantially inugulnr in cross section, and at approxitely the longitudinal center of the arms, tlu y are connected by :1 cross bur 12 of simi- "zir material huvin u central opening 13 J b t trough which passes the shank.

The arms ll, just beyond the cross bar 12, given 21 hulf turn us at 14, end at their twl lfilllllltwt each is provided with two openlugs 15. A pin 16 traverses the hook, above the cross piece, and u spiral spring 1? encircles the shank above the cross piece, one end thereof be: ring against the pin, and the other against the body portion of the yoke.

A.,lever 18 pivoted to the end of each arm by means of 21 pin 1! which passes through one of the openings 15, and u regis tering opening inleruiediute the ends of the lever, and much nearer one end then the other, and the short end the lever is longitudinally slotted us at An arm 21 is pivoted to the outer or long end of ouch lever, ouch which is provided with an opening for re" ving a ,pin or rivet 22, which traverses the opening and u reglsof ei.

tering opening in the arm intermediate its ends and close to one of said ends.

The short end of each arm is provided with on opening, and it link 2% connects the said short end with the adjacent arm of the yoke, said link having at each end an ungulu'r port-ion one of which engages the open ing of the arm and the other, one oi the openings of the yoke urin.

The slot in the short end of the levers 1s engaged by u lug or stem F25 extending laterully from the adjacent lug 5, and the outer end of the stem is provided with 11 transverse bur 26, which will engage and puss through the slot 520 of the ad acent lever, and will retain the lover in place when the bar is turned trtn'isversel of the lever.

In operation the box, placed in the Water, a line being attached to the eye 5, and the device is drawn through the water. The material of which the yoke is formethis us before stated,- iiet, and is arrangedwill; its Widest dimension trunsve 'se to the shank form a vune so the-t when the bait is drawn through the water, or when held stutionziry in. current, the force of the water tends to move the frame longitudinally of the shank.

The spring however acts always to retain the 5' me in its uppermost position, and the two opposed constant forces, 6., the stn' r and the current, will in'oduee nu osciltu oi the frame with respect to bodv. oscillation of the ironic ll swing the on ends of the love 4 toward mid from the hook, and the arms will move .lougitudlnully and also bodily word and from the hook, the niovtuncnt reset l, i the kicking'uioveuieut oi a frog or go :hooper or like nniuuil.

it. will be e covered with any suitable covering 27 to hide the operating mechanism without interfering with the operation of the same, and may be suitably weighted to retain it atthe proper depth in the water. A rubber covering is preferable although other coverings answer equally as well.

1 claim 1. A device of the character specified, comprising a shank having at one end a hook and at the other an eye, oppositely eX- tending lugs on each side of the shank intermediate the eye and the hook, a frame slidable longitiulinally on the shank, said frame comprising a yoke whose body portion has an opening through which passes the shank and arms extending alongside the shank,

said body being arranged with its widestdimensions transverse the shank to form a vane for the purpose specified, a cross bar connecting the arms intermediate their ends, and provided with an opening through which passes the shank, a pin traversing the shank above the cross bar, a spring encircling the shank between the pin and the body of the yoke, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends, and nearer to one end than the other on the end of each arm, the short end of said lever being longitudinally slotted, the adjacent lug on the shank having a pin extending through the slot, an arm pivoted intermediate its ends to the outer end of said lever, a link connecting one end of each arm with the adjacent arm of the yoke, and

a'covering for the device shaped to simulate the body of an animal.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising a shank having at one end a hook and at the other an eye, oppositely extending lugs 011 each side of the shank intermediate the eye and the hook, a frame slidable longitudinally on the shank, a spring normally retaining the frame adjacent to end of the lever being slotted, a pin connected with the shank and engaging the slot, an arm pivoted intermediate its endsto each lever, and a link connecting one end of said lever with the frame.

3. In a device of the character specified, a shank having at one end a hook and at the other an eye, a. spring supported frame slidable on the shank the frame being provided with a vane for the purpose specified, a lever pivoted at each side'of the frame, a lost motion connection between one end of the lever and the shank, an arm pivoted to the other end of said lever, and a link connecting on end of each lever with the frame.

d. In a. device of the character specified, a shank provided with a hook and with means for attaching a line, a spring supported frame slidable on the shank, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends, to each side of the frame, and by one end to the shank, an arm pivoted intermediate its ends to the other end of the lever, and a link connecting one end of each arm with the frame.

5. In a device of the character specified, a shank provided with a hook and With means for attaching a line, a spring supported frame slidable on the shank, a lever on each side of the shank and pivoted by one end.

thereto, a connection between the frame and the lever for swinging the same when the frame is moved, an arm pivoted to the'end of each lever, and means for constraining each arm to move substantiallyparallel with the frame. MARIE ANDRE BURTHE. lVitnesses FRANK 'N. LEWIS, LUCY WHITE PAGE. 

